Edwards Lehman's Metal Barrel Hand Washing Machine, 1919

Title: Edwards Lehman's Metal Barrel Hand Washing Machine, 1919
Description: Edwards Lehman, Zurich, Switzerland. He patented a metal barrel shaped hand washing machine with a hand crank and it stands of three legs. To operte a metal plunger is pumped up and down to make the agitator flush the water through the clothes, this would be sone for abount 5 minutes for each load of clothes.
The early settlers could have used these, it was patented in 1919.
Identifier: 9848
Type: Non powered washing machine
Contributor: Jo Dickson
Subject: LIFESTYLE
Spatial Coverage: Room 2
Date Created: 2021-02-18